Many people thought the Italian was hard done by when he was sacked by the Spanish giants, and Ancelotti recently revealed a story related to his dismissal unknown to most.

The Bayern Munich manager explained how Bale's agent had called Florentino Perez after his client was substituted in a match, which led to his relationship with the club president taking a turn for the worst.

"The CEO told me the president wanted to talk to me," he said in his book Quiet Leadership: Winning Hearts, Minds and Matches.

"When I went to his office, he told me that Bale had called him. I had replaced him on January 4 (against Valencia).

"Bale's agent had complained. The president told me what he was going to do.

"Since then, the relationship with the president changed and has not been the same."

@Diketso Senyane It took Madrid over 10 years before they won again back in 2014. During that period, 3 different teams from the EPL won the trophy while only 1 team from La Liga did. There's no disputing the fact that Madrid are the best with 11 titles, but they're not infallible. I'm not a fan (I'm a Chiefs fan) but they're amongst the teams I enjoy watching.

@GLetsoko but how many clubs from the EPL actually win the champion's league title,probably once in a decade.For Real Madrid that is poor standards.Real Madrid wants to win the champion's league every second year at least.